Episodes 5
Avg. Duration 17m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 5.0 (3)
Since Oct 2025
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Schedule
Quarterly
Format
Episodic
Consistency
1%
Hosting
consumerwatchdog.org

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About This Podcast

Smoke & Mirrors is an investigative podcast series by Consumer Watchdog that exposes the deceptions of the home insurance industry and empowers wildfire survivors to take back what they are owed. Reporter Justin Kloczko talks to people affected by the Los Angeles wildfires this year, and he digs into court records to show how they're being deceived by large companies. This series includes narrative storytelling, interviews, and court records.

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Recent Episodes

S1E5 Fighting Back Against Hidden Redlines And Delays

Apr 15, 2026 10m Transcript

A rare glimpse into the widespread, but hidden practice of insurers quietly altering wildfire home cleanup estimates before presenting final payouts to policyholders. In many cases, policyholders…

S1E4 How One Regulator Made California’s Fire Recovery Harder

Nov 24, 2025 Transcript

We explore a recent investigative story by the New York Times about how industry-favored loopholes crafted behind closed doors at the California Department of Insurance have undermined fire recovery,…

S1E3 How Tech and Data Shape Your Property Insurance

Nov 10, 2025

In this episode we examine how technology has increasingly taken over every aspect of our home insurance policies, from the algorithm that decides how much insurance we need when we sign up, to the…

S1E2 The Underworld of Fire Insurance Subcontractors

Oct 28, 2025 Transcript

There are many planets in the insurance claims galaxy. Once you file a claim, in come industrial hygienists to perform testing, and remediation companies to do clean up. Many only work for insurance…

S1E1 10 Tips to Get Smoke Damage Claims Paid

Oct 21, 2025 25m Transcript

Smoke damage has become a major issue for wildfire victims of the Eaton and Palisades fires. In this episode, we go present a tip guide for policyholders on getting smoke damage claims paid from…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Smoke & Mirrors have?

Smoke & Mirrors has published 5 episodes since October 2025, covering topics in Documentary, News.

Is Smoke & Mirrors still active?

Smoke & Mirrors is currently highly active with new episodes quarterly. Average episode length is 17m.

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